Denatured Alcohol
09-27-2006, 03:14 PM
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Denatured Alcohol
I've read in a couple of places that you can use denatured alcohol (ethanol with stuff added to it) to clean up my savage after racing. I've always stuck to taking it down to screws and washing indibividual parts with water.
Is using alchohol a good idea, and more importantly is there a serious enough difference between pure ethanol and denatured alcohol. I have access to a lot of ethanol, but its 98%. Will that damage parts?
Also, does anyone have any good links or ideas about winterizing my savage. Winter is coming up soon, and I'd like to keep running it in the cold and wet snow. I've heard wrapping the head in foil, but any other good tricks?
thanks
Is using alchohol a good idea, and more importantly is there a serious enough difference between pure ethanol and denatured alcohol. I have access to a lot of ethanol, but its 98%. Will that damage parts?
Also, does anyone have any good links or ideas about winterizing my savage. Winter is coming up soon, and I'd like to keep running it in the cold and wet snow. I've heard wrapping the head in foil, but any other good tricks?
thanks
09-27-2006, 05:37 PM
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RE: Denatured Alcohol
A good idea is to just pull the radio box entirely. Remove the three screw for the linkages (steering, throttle/brake, and reverse), then the four screws of the sides of the chasis, and finally the two screws holding the box to the steering uprights. Once you do that, you can pull out the box and spray down the rest of the truck.
This also allows you to clean out the area under the box more effectively.
This also allows you to clean out the area under the box more effectively.
09-27-2006, 10:07 PM
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RE: Denatured Alcohol
Just use the 98% enthanol on the out side for dirt and oil. If you decide to strip down the engine and clean it make sure you re-oil other wise it'll rust quick. Servos are OK just don't spray directly at then rather just wipe down.
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RE: Denatured Alcohol
ORIGINAL: mtfenn
I've read in a couple of places that you can use denatured alcohol (ethanol with stuff added to it) to clean up my savage after racing. I've always stuck to taking it down to screws and washing indibividual parts with water.
Is using alchohol a good idea, and more importantly is there a serious enough difference between pure ethanol and denatured alcohol. I have access to a lot of ethanol, but its 98%. Will that damage parts?
Also, does anyone have any good links or ideas about winterizing my savage. Winter is coming up soon, and I'd like to keep running it in the cold and wet snow. I've heard wrapping the head in foil, but any other good tricks?
thanks
I've read in a couple of places that you can use denatured alcohol (ethanol with stuff added to it) to clean up my savage after racing. I've always stuck to taking it down to screws and washing indibividual parts with water.
Is using alchohol a good idea, and more importantly is there a serious enough difference between pure ethanol and denatured alcohol. I have access to a lot of ethanol, but its 98%. Will that damage parts?
Also, does anyone have any good links or ideas about winterizing my savage. Winter is coming up soon, and I'd like to keep running it in the cold and wet snow. I've heard wrapping the head in foil, but any other good tricks?
thanks
Here's a [link=http://www.aedwis.com/gcchemicals.html]LINK[/link]
When using this product you have to REMOVE the housings and spray it DIRECTLY to the circut boards, being sure to cover it entirely including the solder connections........ Look for the $4.33 spray on the site......
EVEN when using this........ In no way means that you are completely safe from shorting out.
